Category: Photography

• Hiding from the Chill

  Not one furry, or feathered, animal, or bird, moved from the barn until late in the morning yesterday, except maybe to run quickly outside to the loo but that would only be the piggies. The rest are not as particular with their ablutions. So after the milking (the milk production has levelled out at 15…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 13, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  cute kittens, guinea fowl, images, Nanowrimo, old barn, peacock, the cold, The Duke of Kupa, The kitchen’s garden

• Blown Away

  In a very noisy way. A windy way. When I am outside in a wind like this TonTon cannot hear me call him. The peacocks do not even bother coming out. It is fiercely loud. Yesterday the wind roared all day. Last night it raced past the house screeching and trying out every crack, and…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 12, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  a cow eats this much hay a day, gales, old barn, wind, winter coming

• Daisy’s Naughty Face

  Daisy is not always nice. But she is slowly increasing her milk production again.  Ever so slowly. She was smelling sweeter yesterday too.  I personally think she has been a little off colour. She has had other symptoms indicating a heath struggle. But she is improving. It may be that because they are eating the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 11, 2012

  Farming, Humour, nanowrimo, Photography, Vines and Wine

  cows, Nanowrimo, sheep, The Daily View, Yesterdays Temperatures

• Beautiful Cold

  Winter came, just popping in to remind me that he is on his way. No resting on your laurels, miss c. Winter is still a gentle voice in the distance, but he is on the road.  But so beautiful, this cold. I guess the spiders are gone. Their webs are frozen solid. I shot the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 6, 2012

  Life, Photography

  icey trees, images, photography, sunrise in the cold \, The Daily View, The kitchen’s garden, winter, Yesterdays Temperatures

• A Delicate Shade of Lady’s Gray and Chocolate Mousse

  Sunrise. Do you see that particular shade of barely bruised gray just above the uppermost layer of new light? I hope to find a scarf in that colour one day. Or maybe a full length skirt. It is such a delicate shade.  Charlotte is back.                    …

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 5, 2012

  Farming, Life, Photography

  cats, chickens not laying, chocolate mousse, daylight saving, kittens, The Daily View, Yesterdays temperature